26th Annual Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame Dinner

Join us at the annual Visit Denver Foundation fundraising dinner.

Four community leaders who have helped shape the city’s vibrant tourism and hospitality industry will be inducted into the Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame and we will honor six Tourism Stars.

The dinner is a fundraising event for the Visit Denver Foundation, which has awarded more than $1.8 million in scholarships to 622 Colorado students pursuing a career in the tourism and hospitality industry.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Cocktails, Hors D’oeuvres & Silent Auction

6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Tourism Star Awards, Dinner, Live Auction & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The Mission Ballroom
4242 Wynkoop St.
Denver, CO 80216

2026 Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame Inductees

Learn more about this year's inductees

Rachel Benedick

Chief Revenue Officer, Meeting Professionals International

Greg Feasel

Outgoing President & Chief Operating Officer, Colorado Rockies

Bruce James

Shareholder and Former Managing Partner, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

John Fielder

Photographer (Posthumous Award)

2025 Tourism Stars

16th Street Grand Reopening
City & County of Denver Mayor’s Office, Department of Transportation & Infrastructure, Department of Economic Development & Opportunity, Denver Arts & Venues, Downtown Denver Partnership

German American Chamber of Commerce
Denver Christkindlmarket – 25^th Anniversary

Denver Art Museum
The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro, Fuse Box: Sarah Sze, The Century Art of Latin America, Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors, Charles Sandison: Chamber

Denver Botanic Gardens
40^th Anniversary of Blossoms of Light

Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep, The Secret World of Elephants, Brick Planet: A magical journey made with LEGO bricks.

History Colorado
Americans, Moments that made US, Where is Denver Chinatown, Big Dreams in Denver’s Little Saigon, Expedition 1776